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mudtiger · 08-24-2007, 05:17 PM

Week 6
Rivalry Game - Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy (2007: Shared)
October 11th, 2008, 3:30PM
Navy(1-3) at Air Force(2-2)[2-1]
No TV
Sunny, 39F, Calm

Injuries
AF - HB D.Cronin(1 week)
Navy - CB R.King(Season), LT S.Gossard(Questionable)

Air Force Team Leaders
QB E.Herbort 47-87, 583 yds, 4 TD, 4 Int
HB D.Phillips 60-272 yds, 4.5avg, 1 TD
TE K.Madsen 10-151 yds, 2 TD

ROLB H.Altman 41 Tkl
LE J.Paulson 3 Sk
CB K.Rivers 2 INT

Navy Team Leaders
QB K.Kaheaku 48-98, 586 yds, 5 TD, 2 Int
HB G.Shinego 87-386 yds, 4.4avg, 2 TD
HB G.Shinego 11-210 rec yds, 0 TD

MLB C.Sovie 25 Tkl
RE D.Rothchild 3 Sk
CB D.Dawson 2 INT

Prospects visiting -4

QB Dale Anderson ***, 6-5 206, Socorro TX, #381, HOU, TTU, UTEP
40 4.54, bench 241, squat 385, awr A, AcPrstg Int high
Talk to profs, Discuss schedule, Take city tour
Size and speed at the qb position. We're having trouble getting Dale interested in the Academy though.

QB Mike Bryant **, 6-5 208, Brownsville LA, #772, BAY, TULSA, AF
40 4.84, bench 366, squat 410, awr A, AcPrstg Int very low
Talk to profs, Attend pep rally, Discuss depth chart
Good size, but not as fast as we'd like.

MLB Jeff Stewart **, 6-3 231, Commerce City CO, #1819, KSU, AF, HAW
40 4.73, bench 342, squat 595, awr A-, AcPrstg Int Most
Talk to profs, Take campus tour, Discuss depth chart
Good strength, but a bit slow.

TE Ellis Sullivan **, 6-4 235, Portage Lakes OH, #1123, MINN, ECU, AF
40 4.56, bench 241, squat 280, awr B, AcPrstg Int Very High
Talk to profs, Take campus tour, Attend pep rally
Possibly a pass catching TE

Pregame
Navy's option attack ran over us last year and we lost 31-14. Like last year, we know their gameplan, it's just a matter of if we can tackle.

Senior HB Daylan Phillips is now an impact back.

Game Summary

Our offense started the game right. On our first possession we drove 61 yards in 10 plays. QB Eric Herbort went in from the 1 yard line on a QB sneak to get the early lead. On Navy's next drive I almost had a heart attack on the sideline, CB Kevin Rivers went to the ground injured grabbing his knee. It doesn't appear to be serious, but he suffered a MCL sprain and he should be ok for next week's game.

Our defense played well the 1st quarter holding off Navy's option attack. The 2nd quarter started with another AF injury. This time SS Chris Thomas hit his head on the ground during a tackle and suffered a minor concussion. He was held out for the rest of the game, but also should be fine for next week's game. With Thomas out, our defense was slightly off and Navy got their option rolling. They reeled off 9 plays for 59 yards and a FB J.Forbes 7 yard TD run to tie the game at 7.

We traded field goals before the end of the half and went into the locker room, Navy 10 - AF 10.

HB Daylan Phillips has not been reliable in space catching the football. Here he drops a screen pass trying to run before securing the ball in the first half.

We started the 2nd half with a spark and retook the lead Navy 10 - AF 17.

AF QB Eric Herbort finds SR WR Spencer Armstrong cutting across the middle of the field on a play action pass for a 44 yard TD.

Navy's day was effectively over after the next drive. Navy QB K.Kaheaku was hit by AF ROLB H.Altman after releasing a pass. Kahkeau was in serious pain and looked to have hurt his back. He needed help getting off the field and is probably out for at least 4 to 6 weeks. Altman's hit was a bit late, but not penalized.

Like the 1st half for AF, injuries came in pairs for Navy in the 2nd half. AF HB Daylan Phillips broke Navy MLB Scott Darby's elbow after running over him in the 4th quarter. Darby will be out the rest of the year for Navy.

The rest of the 4th quarter belonged to AF freshmen LOLB Jeff Sisk.

A 4 star athlete recruit for AF, #53 Jeff Sisk has the potential to be a dominating presence on the outside for AF. Sisk runs a 4.46 40, can bench 336 lbs, and squat 555 lbs.

Sisk would intercept two of Navy backup QB J.Bryant's passes in the 4th quarter to seal the Falcons' win.

AF LOLB Jeff Sisk gets his 2nd interception of the day reaching in front of the Navy receiver.

We went on to score 10 in the 4th on a R.Harrison 48 yard field goal and a D.Phillips 1 yard run at the goal line for the 17 point rivalry victory.

Navy 10 - AF 27

Navy
offense 265
rush 35-175
pass 8-19-90
3rd 5-12(41%)

QB Kaheaku 3-6-55, 13-110rush (INJURED)
QB Bryant 5-13-35, 3 INT
FB Forbes 19-69, 3.6avg, 1TD
FB Campbell 1-10
HB Oswald 1-23rec
WR Thiel 2-23
WR Barnes 2-21
TE Kettani 1-13

AF
offense 286
rush 28-142
pass 11-21-144
3rd 9-16(56%)

QB Herbort 11-21-144, 1TD, 51%, 7-42rush, 1 TD
HB Phillips 16-46, 2.8avg, 1 TD, 2 Drops
HB Melton 9-22, 2.2avg
FB Glover 5-29, 5.8avg, 1-18rec
WR Armstrong 2-46, 1TD, long 44, YAC 23
TE Madsen 3-37, long 17
WR Davis 2-28
WR Hemphill 2-15

ILB Townsend 8 Tkl, 1 Tfl
RE Kemp 6 Tkl, 4 Tfl, 2 Sk
LOLB Sisk 4 Tkl, 2 Int

K Harrison 2-2 FG, long 48

AF Stars of the game
QB Eric Herbort - 144 passing yards and a TD plus 42 yards and a TD on the ground. Hopefully this one is a confidence builder for a kid that has been struggling lately.
LOLB Jeff Sisk - Once again Jeff shows his potential by snagging 2 picks to help put the clamps down on any Navy comeback.

Postgame
We rebounded very well from our 45-10 thrashing against CSU. Unlike last year where we pretty much looked to Chad Hall to get things done whenever possible on offense, this year everyone has to contribute. Everyone did today. Add in a very good performance by our defense and we got wins in 2 out of 3 games in this home stretch.

Freshmen ILB Andrew Townsend is slowly cementing his role as starter, he had 8 tackles today and now has 18 on the year.

HB Daylan Phillips continues to drop passes and he wasn't all that effective running the ball. Neither was his backup freshmen Jeremy Melton. Depending on how things go in practice this week, I may give some of the freshmen further down the depth chart some carries next week at 3-3 UNLV.

Post game prospects committed -1

MLB Jeff Stewart **, 6-3 231, Commerce City CO, #1819, AF, KSU, HAW
40 4.73, bench 342, squat 595, awr A-, AcPrstg Int Most
Jeff liked what he saw at our rivalry game and committed to AF.

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Local Headlines
Air Force cruises to a 27-10 victory against rival Navy.
- Falcon's last win against navy was in 2002.

Air Force looks forward to their road match-up with UNLV.
- Conference foes face off next weekend, Air Force(3-2) at UNLV(3-3). Lee and Kirk pick AF.

News and headlines from around the league
#5 Texas is no match for the Sooners in Big 12 action.
- Texas suffers first loss of the year to Oklahoma, 49-42.

The Gators remain unbeaten as they knock off conference foe Ole Miss.
- Gators now 6-0 after 40-28 win, UF QB T.Tebow throws for 3 TDs and runs for 1.

Michigan remains unbeaten with a 37-35 win vs Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin can't get the 2 point conversion with 1:38 to go, loses 35-37 to Wolverines.

Volunteers are confident after a SEC victory over South Carolina.
- Volunteers improve to 5-1, hold off a 4th quarter come back.

The Big Ten spotlight is on the Ohio State- Wisconsin game this weekend.
- #12 Ohio State(4-1) at #13 Wisconsin(4-1). Lee picks Buckeyes, Kirk picks Wisconsin.

#6 Louisville looks to handle #3 West Virginia in their huge Big East match-up.
- Battle of the unbeaten teams, both 5-0. Lee and Kirk pick UL.

USC moves to 5-0[3-0] after their drubbing of Washington State.
- USC scores 71. USC QB M.Sanchez throws 6 TD passes.

SMU is floored in a lopsided 31-3 C-USA loss to Southern Miss.
- Southern Miss improves to 5-1.

POTW
- Clemson LE Phillip Merling(SR) 10 Tkls (7 Tfl), 3 Sk, FF at UVA W(24-21)

MWC POTW
- UNLV HB David Peeples(SR rs) 20 car, 121 yds, 3 TD, 5 rec, 83 yds, TD at SDSU W(62-37)

08-24-2007, 05:17 PM	#62
mudtiger MVP OVR: 16 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stl	Re: Air Force Academy Falcons(restarted) (ncaa08) Week 6 Rivalry Game - Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy (2007: Shared) October 11th, 2008, 3:30PM Navy(1-3) at Air Force(2-2)[2-1] No TV Sunny, 39F, Calm Injuries AF - HB D.Cronin(1 week) Navy - CB R.King(Season), LT S.Gossard(Questionable) Air Force Team Leaders QB E.Herbort 47-87, 583 yds, 4 TD, 4 Int HB D.Phillips 60-272 yds, 4.5avg, 1 TD TE K.Madsen 10-151 yds, 2 TD ROLB H.Altman 41 Tkl LE J.Paulson 3 Sk CB K.Rivers 2 INT Navy Team Leaders QB K.Kaheaku 48-98, 586 yds, 5 TD, 2 Int HB G.Shinego 87-386 yds, 4.4avg, 2 TD HB G.Shinego 11-210 rec yds, 0 TD MLB C.Sovie 25 Tkl RE D.Rothchild 3 Sk CB D.Dawson 2 INT Prospects visiting -4 QB Dale Anderson *, 6-5 206, Socorro TX, #381, HOU, TTU, UTEP 40 4.54, bench 241, squat 385, awr A, AcPrstg Int high Talk to profs, Discuss schedule, Take city tour Size and speed at the qb position. We're having trouble getting Dale interested in the Academy though. QB Mike Bryant , 6-5 208, Brownsville LA, #772, BAY, TULSA, AF 40 4.84, bench 366, squat 410, awr A, AcPrstg Int very low Talk to profs, Attend pep rally, Discuss depth chart Good size, but not as fast as we'd like. MLB Jeff Stewart , 6-3 231, Commerce City CO, #1819, KSU, AF, HAW 40 4.73, bench 342, squat 595, awr A-, AcPrstg Int Most Talk to profs, Take campus tour, Discuss depth chart Good strength, but a bit slow. TE Ellis Sullivan , 6-4 235, Portage Lakes OH, #1123, MINN, ECU, AF 40 4.56, bench 241, squat 280, awr B, AcPrstg Int Very High Talk to profs, Take campus tour, Attend pep rally Possibly a pass catching TE Pregame Navy's option attack ran over us last year and we lost 31-14. Like last year, we know their gameplan, it's just a matter of if we can tackle. Senior HB Daylan Phillips is now an impact back. Game Summary Our offense started the game right. On our first possession we drove 61 yards in 10 plays. QB Eric Herbort went in from the 1 yard line on a QB sneak to get the early lead. On Navy's next drive I almost had a heart attack on the sideline, CB Kevin Rivers went to the ground injured grabbing his knee. It doesn't appear to be serious, but he suffered a MCL sprain and he should be ok for next week's game. Our defense played well the 1st quarter holding off Navy's option attack. The 2nd quarter started with another AF injury. This time SS Chris Thomas hit his head on the ground during a tackle and suffered a minor concussion. He was held out for the rest of the game, but also should be fine for next week's game. With Thomas out, our defense was slightly off and Navy got their option rolling. They reeled off 9 plays for 59 yards and a FB J.Forbes 7 yard TD run to tie the game at 7. We traded field goals before the end of the half and went into the locker room, Navy 10 - AF 10. HB Daylan Phillips has not been reliable in space catching the football. Here he drops a screen pass trying to run before securing the ball in the first half. We started the 2nd half with a spark and retook the lead Navy 10 - AF 17. AF QB Eric Herbort finds SR WR Spencer Armstrong cutting across the middle of the field on a play action pass for a 44 yard TD. Navy's day was effectively over after the next drive. Navy QB K.Kaheaku was hit by AF ROLB H.Altman after releasing a pass. Kahkeau was in serious pain and looked to have hurt his back. He needed help getting off the field and is probably out for at least 4 to 6 weeks. Altman's hit was a bit late, but not penalized. Like the 1st half for AF, injuries came in pairs for Navy in the 2nd half. AF HB Daylan Phillips broke Navy MLB Scott Darby's elbow after running over him in the 4th quarter. Darby will be out the rest of the year for Navy. The rest of the 4th quarter belonged to AF freshmen LOLB Jeff Sisk. A 4 star athlete recruit for AF, #53 Jeff Sisk has the potential to be a dominating presence on the outside for AF. Sisk runs a 4.46 40, can bench 336 lbs, and squat 555 lbs. Sisk would intercept two of Navy backup QB J.Bryant's passes in the 4th quarter to seal the Falcons' win. AF LOLB Jeff Sisk gets his 2nd interception of the day reaching in front of the Navy receiver. We went on to score 10 in the 4th on a R.Harrison 48 yard field goal and a D.Phillips 1 yard run at the goal line for the 17 point rivalry victory. Navy 10 - AF 27 Navy offense 265 rush 35-175 pass 8-19-90 3rd 5-12(41%) QB Kaheaku 3-6-55, 13-110rush (INJURED) QB Bryant 5-13-35, 3 INT FB Forbes 19-69, 3.6avg, 1TD FB Campbell 1-10 HB Oswald 1-23rec WR Thiel 2-23 WR Barnes 2-21 TE Kettani 1-13 AF offense 286 rush 28-142 pass 11-21-144 3rd 9-16(56%) QB Herbort 11-21-144, 1TD, 51%, 7-42rush, 1 TD HB Phillips 16-46, 2.8avg, 1 TD, 2 Drops HB Melton 9-22, 2.2avg FB Glover 5-29, 5.8avg, 1-18rec WR Armstrong 2-46, 1TD, long 44, YAC 23 TE Madsen 3-37, long 17 WR Davis 2-28 WR Hemphill 2-15 ILB Townsend 8 Tkl, 1 Tfl RE Kemp 6 Tkl, 4 Tfl, 2 Sk LOLB Sisk 4 Tkl, 2 Int K Harrison 2-2 FG, long 48 AF Stars of the game QB Eric Herbort - 144 passing yards and a TD plus 42 yards and a TD on the ground. Hopefully this one is a confidence builder for a kid that has been struggling lately. LOLB Jeff Sisk - Once again Jeff shows his potential by snagging 2 picks to help put the clamps down on any Navy comeback. Postgame We rebounded very well from our 45-10 thrashing against CSU. Unlike last year where we pretty much looked to Chad Hall to get things done whenever possible on offense, this year everyone has to contribute. Everyone did today. Add in a very good performance by our defense and we got wins in 2 out of 3 games in this home stretch. Freshmen ILB Andrew Townsend is slowly cementing his role as starter, he had 8 tackles today and now has 18 on the year. HB Daylan Phillips continues to drop passes and he wasn't all that effective running the ball. Neither was his backup freshmen Jeremy Melton. Depending on how things go in practice this week, I may give some of the freshmen further down the depth chart some carries next week at 3-3 UNLV. Post game prospects committed -1 MLB Jeff Stewart , 6-3 231, Commerce City CO, #1819, AF, KSU, HAW 40 4.73, bench 342, squat 595, awr A-, AcPrstg Int Most Jeff liked what he saw at our rivalry game and committed to AF. ------------------------------------------------------ Local Headlines Air Force cruises to a 27-10 victory against rival Navy. - Falcon's last win against navy was in 2002. Air Force looks forward to their road match-up with UNLV. - Conference foes face off next weekend, Air Force(3-2) at UNLV(3-3). Lee and Kirk pick AF. News and headlines from around the league #5 Texas is no match for the Sooners in Big 12 action. - Texas suffers first loss of the year to Oklahoma, 49-42. The Gators remain unbeaten as they knock off conference foe Ole Miss. - Gators now 6-0 after 40-28 win, UF QB T.Tebow throws for 3 TDs and runs for 1. Michigan remains unbeaten with a 37-35 win vs Wisconsin. - Wisconsin can't get the 2 point conversion with 1:38 to go, loses 35-37 to Wolverines. Volunteers are confident after a SEC victory over South Carolina. - Volunteers improve to 5-1, hold off a 4th quarter come back. The Big Ten spotlight is on the Ohio State- Wisconsin game this weekend. - #12 Ohio State(4-1) at #13 Wisconsin(4-1). Lee picks Buckeyes, Kirk picks Wisconsin. #6 Louisville looks to handle #3 West Virginia in their huge Big East match-up. - Battle of the unbeaten teams, both 5-0. Lee and Kirk pick UL. USC moves to 5-0[3-0] after their drubbing of Washington State. - USC scores 71. USC QB M.Sanchez throws 6 TD passes. SMU is floored in a lopsided 31-3 C-USA loss to Southern Miss. - Southern Miss improves to 5-1. POTW - Clemson LE Phillip Merling(SR) 10 Tkls (7 Tfl), 3 Sk, FF at UVA W(24-21) MWC POTW** - UNLV HB David Peeples(SR rs) 20 car, 121 yds, 3 TD, 5 rec, 83 yds, TD at SDSU W(62-37) Last edited by mudtiger; 08-24-2007 at 05:26 PM.